Man, I Feel Like A Woman

As I posted on an earlier blog, I recently started working as a bartender at the Red Lion Inn here in Sacramento. Things have been running along rather smoothly, I get along with everyone and it's an interesting job.

Especially last night.

I come in to work Saturday evening and my boss tells me that I am going to be working out in one of the meeting rooms serving drinks for a private party.

He wasn't exactly forthcoming about the fact that the party is a monthly get-together for a local group of transvestites.

Yes, I mean cross-dressers.

O.K., I get it. Throw the new guy to the wolves and see how he handles it. Good thing I've been in theater my whole adult life, right?

I show up for work and am surprised at the news, but think I should be able to handle it. I've been working closely with gay men for how long?

But most of these guys, I mean gals, are not gay. They have brought their spouses, yes real women, with them to the event. I love how their outfits complement each other. I can just imagine them getting ready at home. The husband turns to the wife and says, "Honey, does this skirt make my ass look big?".

The night goes along smoothly enough. I was half-expecting all the "men" to be ordering Cosmopolitans and Pina Coladas but no, it was mostly wine and beer.

The group had hired a DJ (also in drag) to play for the event. At one point in the evening, after it started slowing down, I started to pay attention to the music being played. Here is, in order (yes, I actually wrote it down), a list of the last 7 songs that were played.

I'm not making this shit up...

"Man, I Feel Like A Woman", by Shania Twain. Everyone in drag gets up and starts line dancing.
Next song? "I Kissed A Girl", by Katy Perry.

Followed by "U & Ur Hand", by Pink, in which she screams "I'm not here for your entertainment".

The obvious..."It's Raining Men".

"What A Girl Wants", by Christina Aguilera.

"Believe", by Cher, the queen of all drag queens.

And the last song of the night? "Unforgettable", with Nat King and Natalie Cole.

Yes, it truly was unforgettable...